I used to give a specific number of books that I wanted to read, but that hasn't worked well lately.  Instead, I'm going to shoot for vaguer goals...

Goals:

• Read more than 500 pages
• Participate in at least one challenge
• Participate in at least one Twitter chat
• Review all books read

TBR Pile:

• Becoming Mona Lisa by Donald Sassoon
• Washington by Ron Chernow
• The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• Living History by Hilary Rodham Clinton
• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• Moonglow by Kristen Callihan
• Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
• The Orphans at Race Point by Patry Francis (must read for book club!)

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 18th and runs through Sunday, August 24th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. 

For all Bout of Books 11 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog.  - From the Bout of Books team